Bulgaria Selected 13,700 MWh of Batteries for Grants. Its Minister Puts First-Round Payouts at About 6 Per Cent.
RESTORE 2, the second round of Bulgaria's recovery-plan storage programme, reaches its latest permitted build date on 31 July. In June the energy minister put payments under the first round at about 6 per cent and under the second at nothing. The day before the deadline, the grid operator's daily reserve tender drew offers covering less than half its requirement and its rules kicked the shortfall to designated providers. Selected, built and paid are three different numbers.
31 July 2026 · 10 min read
